Kenilworth
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Coordinates: 26°14′46″S 28°02′56″E / 26.246°S 28.049°E / -26.246; 28.049
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1906
Area [1]
• Total	0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	9,002
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	78.5%
• Coloured	7.1%
• Indian/Asian	2.6%
• White	11.1%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	26.7%
• Zulu	17.2%
• Xhosa	11.2%
• Afrikaans	7.7%
• Other	37.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2190

Kenilworth is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb has Turffontein to the west and Rosettenville to the east, with the Turffontein Racecourse on its northern boundary. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.^[2] It became a suburb in 1906, with Turffontein and Kenilworth part of Casey's Township.^[2]